Carrier



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CARRIER Filed Jul 12. 1929 a Sheets-Sheet '2 Oct. 20, 1931.

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PATENT OFFICE LOUIS W. HASBENSALL, OF TOLEDO, OHIO CARRIER Applicationfiled July 12,

This invention relates to special receptacles and more particularly to acarrier by means of which ackages containing carbonic acid snow mayeasily transported.

(I One object of the invention is to provide a carrier adapted toreceive a relativel large number of packages of carbonic aci snow andthrough the medium of which they may be very easily transported from oneplace to another and empty receptacles returned to a plant forrefilling.

Another object of the invention is to allow the receptacles containingcarbonic acid snow to be kept separate from each other and insulatedagainst heat so that return of the carbonic acid snow to a gaseous statewill be retarded.

Another object of the invention is to provide the carrier withindividual containers for-the carbonic acid snow receptacles therebyallowing them to be individually removed without disturbing others orexposing them to warm air when one is removed.

Another object of the invention is to pre- 95 vent carbonic acid snowreceptacles from sliding in their containers and causing rattling noisesand also to provide caps for the outer ends of the receptacle containerswith indicators by means of which it can be easily determined whichcontainers in a carrier hold filled receptacles and which contain emptyones.

Another object of the invention is to provide the carrier withsupporting legs capable of being folded about the body of the carrierwhere they will be out of the way and further to so form and mount thesupporting legs that they may be easily swung downwardly to a positionfor use and secured in the operative position.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view showing the improved carrier in side elevation withits cover or jacket in longitudinal section,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the carrier,

Fig. 3 is a view showing the carrier in end elevation with the legsswung downwardly into position for use.

1929. Serial N0. 377,784.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through one of thecontainers,

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the container taken on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the manner in which thesupporting legs are pivotally mounted, and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

The body portion 1 of this carrier is in the form of a box having upperand lower walls 2 and 3, end walls 4 and side walls 5 each of which isformed with a number of openings 6 and secured by screws or equivalentfasteners 7 A partition 8' extends vertically in the body longitudinallythereof and divides the body into side compartments, and in these sidecompartments are disposed cylindrical containers 9, the inner ends ofwhich bear against opposite faces of the partition in opposed relationto each other where they are secured by bolts 10 passed through thepartition, as shown in Fig. 2. These containers are preferably arrangedin the compartments, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and have their openouter ends projecting through the openings 6 in the side walls 5 whichconstitute outer walls for the two compartments and adjacent their outerends the walls of the containers are formed with outstanding beads 11which bear against the inner faces of the side walls about the openingsand also contact with each other, as shown in Fig. 1, so that thecontainers will be in proper relation to each other. Heat insulatingmaterial 12, such as ground cork, is packed into the compartments aboutthe containers before the side walls 5 are applied and serves to preventcarbonic acid snow stored in the containers from being affected by thewarmth of the atmosphere and thereby retards conversion of the carbonicacid snow into gas. In order to close the outer ends of the containers,there has been provided caps 13 which are fitted upon the projectingouter ends of the containers and securely but releasably held thereon byinterrupted threads 14 and within these caps are placed blocks of heatinsulating material 15 which assists the packing 12 in shielding thecon= tents of the contamers from the warmth of the atmos here. The capsare not air-tight and, there ore, gas may escape.

It is desired to prevent receptacles holding carbonic acid gas andplaced in the containers from sliding longitudinally therein and causingrattling when carried and, therefore, each of the containers is e nippedwith a false bottom 16 formed of s eet metal and provided with anoutstanding annular flange 17 notched, as shown at 18, so that In 19which pro ect from the side walls 0 the container ma pass through thesenotches and the false ottom then turned to the position shown in Fig. 5so that the lugs will extend across the flange and limit outwardmovement of the false bottom. Springs 20 are provided between the falsebottom and the inner end of the container and serve to hold the falsebottom in the position shown in Fig. 4 and yieldably resist inwardmovement of the false bottom. The cap is also rovided with a pressuredevice which may Be a concaved disk 21 formed of resilient metal andsecured to the block 15 by a screw or other fastener 22 or strips 23curved longitudinally and similarly secured to the block. By referringto Fig. 2, it will be seen that when the caps are applied, the pressuredevices carried thereby will bear against the outer ends of receptaclescontaining car- .bonic acid snow and disposed within the containers andforce the receptacles inwardly so that they engage the false bottoms andpress these false bottoms inwardly against the action of the springs 20.Therefore, the carbonic acid snow receptacles will be yieldably heldbetween the false bottoms and pressure-applying devices of the "caps andprevented from having movement lon 'tudinally in the containers. Thiswill e im-inate rattling noises when carrying the .device and preventcrumpling of the carbonic acid snow due to shaking. It is also desiredto permit the operator to easil determine which of the containers holdlled receptacles and, therefore, ea'ch cap is equipped with an indicatorWlllCh may be an arrow 24 pivoted to the outer face of the cap or abutton 25 slidably mounted in a slot 26 formed in the head of the cap.The words Full and Empty are marked upon the caps, as shown at 27 and28, and the arrows or buttons may be moved to the proper positions toindicate whether the containers carry filled carbonic acid receptaclesor empty ones. When an arrow is employed as an indicator, it may bepivoted to the cap by a rivet or other equivalent fastener 29 or a boltor the like 30 may be used as a common fastener for the arrow andpressure-applying device fixed to the insulating block.

This device is to be carried from a filling plant where receptacles arefilled with carbonic acid snow to difl'erent places where the carbonicacid snow is to be used, and in order to shield the carrier from theheat of the atmosghere and also protect it from dust, there has eenprovided a cover 31 formed of flexible material, such as oilcloth. Thiscover is of the proper size and shape to fit about the body, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, and is formed with an opening 32 so that the handle 33 bymeans of which the carrier is to be grasped and lifted may extend uwardly through the cover. It is desired to ave the carrier supported atabout the height of a chair when receptacles filled with carbonic acidsnow are removed from the containers and empty receptacles placed withinthe containers, and in order to support it at this elevation where itcan be easily reached, there has been provided legs 34. These legs areformed of metal rod and each is of a U-shaped construction and providedwith a bridge 35 of the proper length to extend longitudinally upon t eupper wall 2 of the body and arms 36 extending from the ends of thebridge and terminating in inturned end portions forming pintles 37 whichare threaded, as shown 1n Fig. 7, and near the arms flattened, as shownat 38 in Fig. 6. Bearing plates or brackets 39 are secured against theend Walls 4 near opposite sides thereof with portions extending beneaththe body and secured against the bottom 3, and these bearing plates areformed with circular openings 40 from which lead slots 41 projectingdiagonally upwardly therefrom, as shown in Fig. 6. By this arrangementthe supporting legs may be swung downwardly from the folded positionwhere they are releasably held by clips 42 secured against the end wallsor upon the upper wall and after they have been swung downwardly to theposition shown in Fig. 3 are moved upwardly a slight amount to disposethe flattened portions 38 in the slots 41 and firmly retain the legs inthe lowered position. By referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 6, it will be seenthat the legs diverge downwardly when in a supporting position and,therefore, will serve to very firmly support the body. Recesses 43 areformed in the end walls so that securing nuts 44 may be applied to thepintles, as shown in Fig. 7, and turned with the same. The heads of thescrews 39 are extended to limit downward swinging movement of the legs.

When this carrier is in use, the caps are removed' and after areceptacle filled with carbonic acid has been filled in each container,the caps are replaced. As previously explained, the false bottoms willbe moved inwardly when the caps are set in place and secured and,therefore, the receptacles will be prevented from moving longitudinallyin the containers and rattling. The cover is put in place and thecarrier can then be grasped by its handle and easily lifted and carriedfrom one place-to another. When one or more receptacles filled withcarbonic acid snow is to be removed from the carrier, the cover is firstremoved and the supporting legs-then swung downwardly to the operativeposition so that they may rest upon the floor and support the carrier atsuch a height that the operator may have easy access to the same. Byobserving the indicators the op- 16 erator canv easily determine whichcontainers hold filled receptacles. Therefore, it is not necessary toopen a number of containers in order to find a filled receptacle. Aftera filled receptacle is removed and put in use, the em ty receptaclewhich it replaces is thrust mto the container and the cap then again putin place and the indicator moved to the empty position. The carrier isgrasped bg' its handle and lifted suiiiciently to allow t e flattenedportions of the pintles to move downwardly 1nto the circular openingsand the legs can then be swung upwardly to the folded position afterwhich the cover will be again set in place.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: 1. A carrier comprising abody, a part1- tion in said body dividing the same into compartments,walls for the body constituting a. outer walls for the compartments andbeing formed with openings communicating therewith. containers in saidcompartments having their inner ends secured against said partition andhaving open outer ends projecting as through the openings, and removableclosures for the outer ends of said containers.

2. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for the body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings communicating therewith,containers in said compartments having closed inner ends abutting thepartition in opposed relation to each other and open outer endsextending through the openings in said walls, fasteners passed throughsaid partition and the inner ends of opposed containers to secure thecontainers, and removable closures for the outer ends of saidcontainers.

3. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, containers in said compartments secured at theirinner ends against said partition and havin open outer ends exposed atthe sides of sai body, false bottoms in said containers adjacent theirinner ends, resilient means urging said false bottoms outwardly, andremovable caps for the open outer ends of said containers.

4. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, containers in said compartments secured at theirinner ends against said partition and having open outer ends exposed atfllithe sides of said body, false bottoms in said containers adjacenttheir inner ends, resilient means urging said false bottoms outwardlyremovable caps for the open outer ends 0 said containers, and yieldablemeans carried by said caps for extending into said containers andforcing contents of the containers inwardly against the false bottoms.

5. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, containers in said compartments secured at theirinner ends against said partition and having open outer ends exposed atthe sides of said body, false bottoms in said containers adjacent theirinner ends having annular flanges formed with circumferentially spacednotches, lugs extending from the walls of said containers for passingthrough said notches and engaging across the flanges to limit outwardmovement of the false bottoms, springs urging the false bottomsoutwardly, and removable caps for the open outer ends of saidcontainers. 7

6. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, containers in said compartments secured at theirinner ends against said partition and having open outer ends exposed atthe sides of said body, false bottoms in said containers adjacent theirinner ends having annular flanges formed with circumferentially spacednotches, lugs extending from the walls of said containers for passingthrough said notches and engaging across the flanges to limit outwardmovement of the false bottoms, springs urging the false bottomsoutwardly, packing 1n said compartments about said containers, removablecaps for the outer ends of said containers, blocks of insulation in saidcaps, and resilient elements secured against said blocks and extendinginto said containers to urge articles placed therein against the falsebottoms and compress the springs thereof.

7. carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing the sameinto compartments, containers in said compartments secured at theirinner ends against said partition and having open outer ends exposed atthe sides of said body, false bottoms in said containers adjacent theirinner ends having annular flanges formed with circumferentially spacednotches, lugs extending from the walls of said containers for passingthrough said notches and engaging across the flanges to limit outwardmovement of the false bottoms, springs urging the false bottomsoutwardly, removable caps for the open outer ends of said containers,and indicators carried by said caps against the outer faces thereof toindicate whether the containers are full or empty.

8. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with no of said containers.

9. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having closed inner ends secured against said partition andhaving open outer ends proecting through the openings in said walls,said containers being provided with abutments engaging the inner facesof the walls about the openings to prevent outward movement of thecontainers, and removable caps for the outer ends of said containers.

10. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having open outer ends projecting through the openings insaid walls and provided with abutments engaging the inner faces of thewalls about the openings, insulation packed in the compartments betweensaid containers, and caps threaded upon the outer ends of saidcontainers and engaging the outer faces of said walls about the wallswhen in place.

11. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having open outer ends projecting through the openings insaid walls and provided with abutments engaging the inner faces of thewalls about the openings, insulation packed in the compartments betweensaid containers, caps threaded upon the outer ends of said containersand engaging the outer faces of said walls about the walls when inplace, and blocks of insulation in said ca s.

12. carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constituting outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having open outer ends projecting through the openings insaid walls and provided with abutments engaging the inner faces of thewalls about the openings, insulation packed in the compartments betweensaid containers, caps threaded upon the outer ends of said containersand engaging the outer faces of said walls about the walls when inplace, blocks of insulation in said caps, pressure applying elementssecured agalnst said blocks and extending into said containers when thecaps are in place, and false bottoms for said containers yieldably urgedoutwardly.

13. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, walls for said body constitutin outer walls forthe compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having open outer ends projecting through the openings insaid walls and provided with abutments engaging the inner faces of thewalls about the openings, removable caps for the outer ends of saidcontainers, a handle for said body, and supporting legs for said bodymovable into and out of depending relation thereto.

14.. A carrier comprising a body, a partition in said body dividing thesame into compartments, side walls for said body constituting outerwalls for the compartments and formed with openings, containers in saidcompartments having open outer ends projecting through the openings insaid walls and provided with abutments engaging the inner faces of thewalls about the openings, removable caps for the outer ends of saidcontainers, bearings carried by end walls of the body near oppositesides thereof and formed with openings having slots leading therefrom,and U-shaped supporting legs adapted to straddle the body when foldedand having their arms formed with pintles engaged in the open- 100 ingsof said bearings to pivotally mount the legs for movement to a de endingoperative position, the pintles being flattened and engageable in theslots to secure the legs in depending supporting relation to the body.

15. A carrier comprising a body, side walls of said body being formedwith openings, containers in said body having open outer ends projectingthrough the openings in said walls, removable caps for the outer ends of110 said containers, bearings carried by end walls of the body nearopposite sides thereof and formed with openings having slots leadingtherefrom, and U-shaped supporting legs adapted to straddle the bodywhen folded and 115 having their arms formed with pintles engaged in theopenings of said bearings to pivotally mount the legs for movement to adepending operative position, the pintles being flattened and engageablein the slots to 120 secure the legs in depending supporting relation tothe body.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

LOUIS WM. HASSENSALL. [La]

